Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Monk Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The York Observatory
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Micklegate Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Mystery Plays
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Olive Oil Container
- The First Railway Station
- Walmgate Bar